south west coaster cycle tour, new zealand
DESCRIPTION
Lonely Planet have named this section of the West Coast as one of the top five touring routes in the world and what better way to see it than by cycling? Starting in Christchurch with the Tranz Alpine train to Arthur's Pass, eight days of spectacular riding through the Glacier region & over spectacular Haast Pass, takes you into the beautiful Southern Lakes district of Wanaka and Queenstown.TRANSCRIPT
DURATION 8nights,9daysitineraryMEALS 8breakfasts,5lunches,4dinnersPRICES TrippriceNZ$3137 SingleSupplementNZ$769START ChristchurchFINISH Queenstownafterbreakfast2009-2010DATES November 20-28 December 23-31 January 22-30 February 19-27 March 19-27
LonelyPlanethavenamedthissectionoftheWestCoastasoneofthetopfivetouringroutesinthe
worldandwhatbetterwaytoseeitthanbycycling?StartinginChristchurchwiththeTranzAlpinetrain
toArthur’sPass,eightdaysofspectacularridingthroughtheGlacierregionandoverspectacularHaast
Pass,takesyouintothebeautifulSouthernLakesdistrictofLakeWanakaandQueenstown.
• 8daysofspectacularridingwithupto100kms
perday
• startinChristchurchwiththememorable
TranzalpinetrainridetoGreymouthviathe
spectacularWaimakaririGorgeandlushforests
ofArthur’sPassNationalPark
• explorethesnowfieldsfeedingthetwomajor
glacierswhichgrindthroughbushtowards
thesea
• VisitthebeautifulLakeMathesonfamousforits
sunsetreflectionsofNZ’shighestmountains
• crunchacrosstheicysurfaceoftheseglaciers
onanoptionalguidedtripduringtherestof
theday
• conquertheHaastPassbeforetheroller-coaster
descentbackintotheeasternvalleysofOtago
• discoverthehistoryofWanakaandArrowtown
richingoldmininghistory
• celebratethecompletionofthetripwithyour
fellowcyclistsinhappeningQueenstownbefore
enjoyingafurtherrangeofadventuresjust
waitingforyou!
CHRISTCHURCH
DUNEDIN
BLENHEIM
NELSON
WESTPORT
GREYMOUTHKAIKOURA
HANMER SPRINGS
PUNAKAIKI
FOX GLACIER
FRANZ JOSEFGLACIER
HAAST
WANAKA
QUEENSTOWN
HOKITIKA
MT COOK
TIMARU
ASHBURTON
GORE
TEKAPO
OMARAMA
OAMARU
ALEXANDRA
BALCLUTHA
LUMSDEN
LEWIS PASS
PICTONMOTUEKA
REEFTON
ARTHURSPASS
MAKARORA
Traintrip
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